Apify Remote vs The Cost of Work Index
Apify Remote is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). The Cost of Work Index is an MCP server published by kindrat86. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Apify Remote |  The Cost of Work Index |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: not stated No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2026.3.0 Downloads/month (npm): 121 Downloads/week (npm): 18 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Apify Remote | The Cost of Work Index |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.apify.com) | On your machine (nika-cost-of-work-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/kindrat86/hirenika |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 4 days ago, requires a key | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Apify Remote
Apify is the world's largest marketplace of tools for web scraping, data extraction, and web automation. You can extract structured data from social media, e-commerce, search engines, maps, travel sites, or any other website.
The Cost of Work Index
Cost of 13 back-office tasks per unit: person vs software, US, Greece, Ukraine. Sources cited.
How to run each
Apify Remote As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http apify https://mcp.apify.comRequires: APIFY_API_KEY (secret)
The Cost of Work Index As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio cost-of-work -- npx -y nika-cost-of-work-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Apify Remote has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of The Cost of Work Index publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Apify Remote · What it can do: The Cost of Work Index · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.